The company's purpose is to hold financial participations and real estate. It can also conduct all business that is suitable to promote the achievement of the company's purpose or that is directly or indirectly related to it. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, as well as enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that may be suitable to promote the company's purpose or that are directly or indirectly related to it. Furthermore, it can provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, grant guarantees and sureties for affiliated companies and third parties, acquire, manage and sell properties, as well as acquire, encumber, sell and manage intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds.